Paper-towel cabinet disposer



' Oct. 16,1928. 1,688,242

' F. LAWRENCE ET AL PAPER TOWEL CABINET DISPOSER Filed Aug. 15, 1926 Y 2 Sheets-Sheet l \k/ 20 a, f

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Application filed August 13, 1926. Serial No. 129,040.

The present invention relates to a paper towel cabinet andhas for its object to pro .vide a cabinet of simple, economical cons struction which will dispense entirely with the use of rollers, or similar devices'commonly found in towel cabinets, and which materially adds to the first cost and mainte- ,nance of a device of that kind.

Another very important object of the invention lies intlie provision of a paper towel dispensing cabinet of this nature which em bodies a compartmentinto which the" used paper towels may be thrown and collected in a bag for convenient disposing.

A further object is to provide a cabinet which requires no adjustment ofparts, being of such simple construction that any person may place the towels therein without making a mistake in order that the towels may be ready forv use. 7

Another very'important object of the in vention lies in the provision of this nature which is strong and durable, compact and convenient, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear in the description ensuing, the invention resides in certain novel constructions, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing: 7

Figure 1 is aperspectiveview of one embodiment of the device showing thefeatures of my invention, I I

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof,

Figure 3 is a detail enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Figure-4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the device,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Fi A,

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through the second. embodiment. v

Referring back to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 8 it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a rear wall having sides 6, top end 7, and bottom end 8. A door 9 is hingedly mounted as at 10 to close the upper portion of the cabinet formed by the rear, side and end walls mentioned. The free edges of the sides 6 and the free ends of the top 7 cooperate with the door 9 and are provided with channel flanges as is indicated at 11 and shown clearly in'Fig. 3 while-the door is provided. with inturned flanges 12 adapted to be W the compartment B.

ceived in the channel flanges. A suitablelock is indicated 1A for the purpose of holding the door 9 closed after the towels are placed in the compartment thus formed. Thisis the towel compartment and is referred to generally hereinafter by the letter A., The bottom of the towel compartment Ais in two sections, 15 and 16, both of which incline downwardly and tern'iinate a distance from each other so that a portion of the bottom towel may project therethrough. A crossp ece 17 extends between the free edges of the sides 6 adistance below the bottom sections 15 and 16 and has an inwardly and downwardlycprojecting flange 18. A door 19 is hinged on the bottom 8 as at 20 and has a suitable lock 21 associated therewith so that the door may be held closed. A plurality of hooks 21 are provided in the disposal compartment thus formed in the bottom of thecasing and indicated generally by the letter B in order that a suitable bag, or the like,

indicated by the numeral22 may be hung thereon.

will be seen that the paper towels may be lndividually removed from the compartment A and after use may be thrown into prevent any of the used towels from being accidentally thrown out or the like.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive, it will be seen that the towel compartment A, is formedidentical with the towel compartment A. The disposal compartment 13', however, is a little different in that the door 19 is hinged at its side as indicated at 20.

A large cross-piece 17 is provided and inlVith this section embodiment we utilize a The flange 18 will SlClB door indicated in dotted lines at 28 and normally held open by a suitable element 29 V and advantages ofthese embodiments will new be clearly understood bythese skilled.

in this art. The first embodiment is adapted to be hung on the wall while the second em bodiment is provided with legs 80 depending therefrom in order that it may be setup any where. The present embodiments have been disclosed merely by way ofexample since in actual practice they attain the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the abovedescription. It will be apparent that p the changes in the details of constructioinand in the combination. andarrangement of parts 'may be resorted to without departing from v. the spiritand scope of the invention as, hereinafter claimed and without sacrificing any oftheir advantages.

Having thus described ourinvention what j In a paper towel cabinet of the character described, a cab1ne t structure comprls ng a rear wall, side walls having substantially V- shaped notches openingat the ,t'orward edges thereoi, top and bottom-walls, closure doors -.:lorthe upper-and lower portion of the front a side of the cabinet with the adjacent ends of the'doors spaced fromeach other forming an intermediate openingadjacent said notches at the front side of the cabinet, a pairof downwardly inclined walls extending trans- L veisely of the cabinet from the front and rear sidesthereo'lf adjacentthe lower end or the upper door,;with adjacentedges spaced from each other and an angle strip extending transversely otthe cabinet between the 

